(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 24. The regular
National Mugham Contest has started at Azerbaijan's National
Conservatory at the initiative of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation,
trend reports.
The first round of the contest, organized by the Heydar Aliyev
Foundation and the Ministry of Culture of Azerbaijan, with the
support of the Ministry of Science and Education, as well as the
Azerbaijan National Conservatory, is being held on April 24-25, the
second tour will be held on April 26, and the final concert – on
April 30.
The National Mugham Contest is being held in the categories of
mugham performance and instrumental performance. The chairman of
the jury for instrumental performance is the rector of the National
Conservatory, People's Artist Siyavush Karimi, and the jury members
are people's artists Fakhraddin Dadashov, Mohlat Muslimov, as well
as honored artists Shirzad Fataliyev and Chinara Heydarova.
The chairman of the jury for the performance of mugham is the
rector of the National Conservatory, People's Artist Siyavush
Karimi, the members of the jury are People's Artists Sakina
Ismayilova, Mansum Ibrahimov, Zabit Nabizade, and Honored Artist
Gazanfar Abbasov.
On April 26, the winners in both of the categories will be
selected. The winners who will take 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places will
receive 7,000 manat ($4,120), 5,000 manat ($2,940), and 3,000 manat
($1,760) respectively.
The winners of the National Mugham Contest will represent
Azerbaijan at the 6th Mugham World International Festival.
In recent years, fundamental work has been done in Azerbaijan to
preserve and develop mugham. The support of national culture and
mugham provided by the President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation
Mehriban Aliyeva and the work carried out in this direction
resulted in the inclusion of the Azerbaijani mugham in the UNESCO
Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
in 2008.
Since 2009, on the initiative of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation,
the National Mugham Contest and the International Mugham Festival
have been held. These projects are designed to demonstrate
Azerbaijan's national heritage - mugham in the context of world
culture and preserve it for future generations.
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